I have a Raleigh Competition that I was thinking I might want to make more modern. The problem is, I would like to have a closely spaced cluster, but I want to add a a triple in front so I can still climb hills. Currently it has an old Raleigh-branded Suntour RD, and a Zeus crank. 52/42 and 16-32.

I see Veloce triple cranks and RDs on eBay pretty cheap - the triple as cheap as 50$. The deraillers seem pretty cheap, too. It would ruin the look of the bike, but it would make the gearing and the shifting more usable.

But the bike wouldn't look too good. Any comments or better ideas? I was thinking of going with upgraded vintage parts, but then I'd be in the same place I am now.